Biography
John W. Burton (August 18, 1906 – June 1, 1978) was an American cinematographer and animated film producer best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons. Burton was born on August 18, 1906, in Rockford, Illinois. He was employed in Los Angeles at Leon Schlesinger Productions, which made the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons for Warner Bros., as a cameraman, technician and general troubleshooter. In 1944, after Warner Bros. bought out Schlesinger and the studio was renamed Warner Bros. Cartoons, Burton was promoted to production manager. In 1958, after Edward Selzer retired, he was promoted to producer. He was also able to accept the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1958 for the Bugs Bunny cartoon Knighty Knight Bugs. Burton left Warner Bros. in 1961 to become an executive at Pacific Title & Art Studio which Schlesinger founded. He was replaced by David H. DePatie.
Burton died June 1, 1978, at age 71 in Los Angeles.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 31
Producer 26
Director 2
The Cartoon Collection (1988)
Martian Through Georgia (1962)
The Last Hungry Cat (1961)
The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961)
The Mouse on 57th Street (1961)
Cannery Woe (1961)
Crockett-Doodle-Do (1960)
Person to Bunny (1960)
Goldimouse and the Three Cats (1960)
Wild Wild World (1960)
Horse Hare (1960)
West of the Pesos (1960)
Fastest with the Mostest (1960)
A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)
Mexicali Shmoes (1959)
Apes of Wrath (1959)
The Mouse That Jack Built (1959)
Mouse-Placed Kitten (1959)
Baton Bunny (1959)
Cat Feud (1958)
Hook, Line and Stinker (1958)
Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
Hare-Less Wolf (1958)
Tortilla Flaps (1958)
Rabbit Romeo (1957)
Hair-Raising Hare (1946)
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)
Hector the Pup (1935)
Toodle-oo-o (1931)
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GenderMale
Birthday1906-08-18
Deathday1978-06-01 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceRockford, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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